The fourth text from Codex Tchacos, conventionally
labelled as ‘(The Book of ) the Stranger’
(Allogenes), is the only known manuscript of this
particular work. It bears traces of Judeo-Christian
influences, probably of Syrian origin. Its relationship
to the Gnostic traditions is less certain.
Although preserved in a deplorable state, it still
features a few discernable narratives. The most
interesting of them is a variation about Jesus being
tempted by Satan on the mountain, the topic only
rarely present in the early Christian literature
